Saturday October 27, 2012

Births

Wednesday October 27, 1858 - Theodore Roosevelt born

There were several interesting World Series games played on October 27

Sunday October 27,1985 - The Kansas City Royals gave the St. Louis Cardinals a drubbing to take game 7 and win the series. 11-0. Cardinal pitcher Joaquin Andujar was ejected after running towards the umpire Don Dekinger in rage over a perceived missed call.. He was suspended for five games of the 1986 season and traded to the Oakland A's in the off season.

Sunday October 27, 1991 - The last game of the worst to first series between the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves. Both teams had finished last in 1990. Game seven was scoreless after nine innings. In the tenth Dan Gladden of the Twins was driven in by Gene Larkin to score the only run and win the game and the series.

Wednesday October 27, 2004 - Under a full moon and a lunar eclipse the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 to sweep the series and win their first World Series since 1918. After the 1918 season they traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees and it was a legend that this caused the Curse of the Bambino. The curse was ended that night and Red Sox fans ran rampant to graveyards putting messages on the grave of their deceased relatives who had been fans.

     Most people have an easy time remembering things that they are interested in. Many baseball fans probably remember these games even if they do not remember the dates. One of the easiest and most effective ways to remember new information is to connect it in some way to old information. that you already know and are interested in. My book Memory Quiz, What Type of Learner Are You? shows you how to take facts about something you already know about and make them pegs for remembering new information.